Category: Documentary
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A few weeks ago I had an opportunity to photograph the morning service at Beth Shalom temple in Squirrel Hill. As part of my “Communities” project, I would like to document as many different Pittsburgh communities as I possibly can. That being said, I have special interest in the Jewish community. Having grown up in…
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A few days ago I had the privilege to photograph Stuart Day at his Allentown shop for my “Communities” project. Stuart Day has been working in high end lutherie for over a decade; he is formally trained in the construction, repair and period correct restoration of all stringed instruments. He’s gained notoriety in north America,…
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When I was a kid, I spent 4 or 5 summers in a row in a small village near a Ukrainian town of Korosten’. My grandfather and I would get on a train or a bus from my hometown of Gomel and take a 6-hour trip to his friend’s farm. Pavel and Galina (my grandfather’s…
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This man’s name was Gherman. He used to visit my grandfather a few times a year, and I always looked forward to his visits. He had encyclopedic knowledge of pretty much everything; he spoke German, French, English and Yiddish; best of all, he was as obsessed with photography as I was. Years later, after I…
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As a photographer I constantly search for inspiration. For me, inspiration does not necessarily come from other photographers’ exceptional work; often my inspiration does not even come from the realm of art. A few days ago, while browsing Vimeo I came across a short video titled “The Knife Maker“. It has nothing to do with photography,…
Dmitriy B. 
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